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Bill Simmons celebrated the Boston Celtics’ pick of James Young in the first round of the NBA Draft Thursday with a firm fist pump. Some were bothered that a draft analyst was showing an obvious bias, but they obviously were forgetting that …
Shabazz Napier found a great landing spot when he was traded to the Miami Heat after being selected by the Charlotte Hornets 24th overall in the NBA Draft on Thursday night. LeBron James likely was a driving force behind Miami’s acquisition of …
The NBA produced a memorable moment Thursday with a touching tribute to former Baylor center Isaiah Austin. Austin played two seasons at Baylor before declaring for the draft earlier this year. He was expected to be a second-round pick, but that was …
Zach LaVine did not appear to be happy to be drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday. The former UCLA guard looked anything but enthusiastic about being selected No. 13 overall by Minnesota. He immediately slammed his head against the table …
Nik Stauskas’ father is making a strong case to be named coolest dad of the NBA Draft. Nik and his dad, Paul, celebrated Stauskas being selected No. 9 overall in the draft Thursday by the Sacramento Kings with a great handshake. The coordinated …
Marcus Smart was selected sixth overall Thursday by the Boston Celtics and showed off the customized jacket he was sporting for the draft. The inside of Smart’s jacket was embroidered with all sorts of logos and messages that have special …
Hope Solo issued a statement via her Facebook page Thursday to apologize her domestic violence arrest over the weekend. The statement was clearly crafted by a public relations person and doesn’t appear to be the least bit genuine. You have to …
First impressions are everything and, in the case of Joel Embiid, everyone is going to always think that the former Kansas center did not want to play for the Philadelphia 76ers. When ESPN flashed to Embiid for his reaction to being drafted third …
Zach LaVine has been one of the fastest-rising prospects in the NBA Draft, and the former UCLA Bruins guard seemingly already knows where he is going. HoopsWorld’s Alex Kennedy reports that LaVine has a promise from the Minnesota Timberwolves …
Is it possible that Andrew Wiggins may have already won before being selected in the NBA Draft Thursday? I think so. The former Kansas Jayhawks star will be wearing this gorgeous outfit at the draft and I just love it. Look at those colors. Look at …
It looks like we can credit some laser-pointing Algerian fans with the assist on the country’s first goal of their Group H World Cup game against Russian on Thursday. Russian goalie Igor Akinfeev was at a disadvantage just before Algeria scored …
Jadeveon Clowney’s somewhat disappointing final season at South Carolina might have a whole new perspective to it now that it sounds like the defensive end played through a pretty serious injury. Clowney underwent surgery this month to repair …
Marcus Smart is expected to be one of the top players chosen in the NBA Draft Thursday, and it sounds like he could end up being drafted by the Utah Jazz. Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski reported Thursday afternoon that the Jazz are giving …
Jermaine Jones, who was one of the heroes in the US’ tie with Portugal at the World Cup on Sunday, may be pulling a Clint Dempsey next week. Jones was involved in a collision with teammate Alejandro Bedoya during the second half of the …
For the first time in World Cup history, the US has advanced to the knockout stage two World Cups in a row. The US lost to Germany 1-0 Thursday but the 1-goal margin of defeat coupled with Portugal’s low-scoring, 1-goal margin of victory over …
ESPN gave us this generous replay multiple times late in the Ghana-Portugal Group G game Thursday and it shows Jordan Ayew’s junk front and center after having his shorts pulled by Portugal’s William. Too bad Ayew wasn’t wearing his …
